Witcher Studio CEO Approves of Xbox-PS4 Cross-Network Play

"The announcement about cross-play?" he told GI.biz, "F**kin' yeah. Cross-play with other networks? That's not the Microsoft of ten years ago. No way. And Sony is very fast coming back and saying, 'Yes, yes, with us it's okay.' And that's great."

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Sony have - publicly at least - been slightly more cagey than Iwinski suggests, but the PS4 manufacturer has said that its "happy to have the conversation" with game creators interested in running online services across multiple platforms.

Iwinski seemingly sees the move as totally positive: "It's not the battle of who can make a better ghetto any more," he explained, "but who is better for the gamer. That's what we're after. It's about opening up and competing on who has the better offer."

Psyonix's Rocket League is believed to be the first game aiming to cross the PS4-Xbox One online divide - the devs have said they have it "figured out", and appear to be waiting on approval from both sides.

Joe Skrebels is IGN's UK News Editor, and he can't wait for the headset-enabled shouts of "Xbox One scrub" or "Piss-4" to really show how we've all come together. Follow him on Twitter.